Word: readings
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Castle, as a result of his investigations thus far, admits the truth of the assertion. In order to consider all possible sides, Mr. Castle has gone through the papers of all departments, studying the work of the same undergraduate in different courses and in different years. He has read 200 examination papers sent from England. This work has been carried on with a view to finding where lies the heaviest burden of fault, on the college, preparatory, or grammar school; and the mistakes in Harvard's method of teaching English...
...Castle closes with the following remarks: "I must admit that I found the teaching of English per se in the preparatory schools much better than my reading of entrance examination papers led me to expect. The deduction seems to be that there is a deficiency in our whole American scheme of education which makes it incapable of training our boys into habits of clear and logical thinking. Without, it no number of parrot-sung rules can avail. With it the writing of good English becomes immediately possible. The two hundred papers which I have read from the pens of English...
...members of the Freshman Debating Society, but to all members of the class. A large number are expected to enter the first trials. They may present either side of the question: "Resolved, That Immigration to the United States be further restricted, providing that every immigrant shall be able to read and write in either his native language or in English...
...majority of the reviews have been equivocating. After much flattery about the wonderful brain powers of the poor writers, they proceed to the stereotyped statement that there is a conspicuous lack of maturity present. Well, what then? Read Dr. Maynadier...
...that is mainly because its reviewers have been too generous to strike an infant. Generally its reviews have been inconsequential because of the tendency of its critics to assume a fatherly attitude, and try to teach it to lisp. If any one desires to know an illustration, he may read H. K. Moderwell's review of a recent number...